Gabrielle Bondi

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Gabrielle founded The Young Folks in 2010 with Luciana Villalba. Since then, she has served as editor-in-chief and oversees the staff and editorial content on The Young Folks. She recently graduated from Northwestern University and is now working on her master's degree at the Medill School of Journalism.

TV Review: ‘Jane the Virgin’ Chapter 14

Are Jane and Rafael moving too fast? The question came to mind last night when The CW served us another eventful episode of Jane the Virgin. It starts at the beginning of the episode, when we’re taken five-ish years back in…

The DUFF Giveaway: Win a $25 VISA Gift Card & Movie Prize Pack!

At the end of last year, I read Kody Keplinger’s highly rated YA book, The DUFF. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I know I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did. It’s one of the…

The Film Canon: Working Girl (1988)

After watching Dakota Johnson in Fifty Shades of Grey recently, I couldn’t help but be reminded at times of her mother, Melanie Griffith. In no way is Anastasia Steele comparable to Tess McGill, a Staten Island secretary determined to break…

Book Review: ‘The Ruby Circle’ (Bloodlines #6) by Richelle Mead

It’s bittersweet writing this review of the final book in the Bloodlines series. Before I begin sharing my thoughts on The Ruby Circle, I’d like to thank Richelle Mead for creating not only one of my favorite YA series ever…

Gaby’s Movie Review: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is more cringeworthy than romantic

I can’t believe I watched a movie based off this Twilight fanfiction I read a few years ago. It’s a bit surreal, but mostly ridiculous that Fifty Shades of Grey has turned into practically the same worldwide phenomenon as Twilight.…

Gaby’s Movie Review: ‘The Last Five Years’ is a musical for everyone

Everyone may be talking about another new “romantic” movie coming out this weekend, but you know what? They’re totally talking about the wrong one. Based off Jason Robert Brown’s off-Broadway musical, The Last Five Years follows one relationship from two…

‘The Tragic Age’ Tour: Read an excerpt from the upcoming YA novel

I read The Tragic Age a couple months ago, and it was one of the most interesting YA books I had read in awhile. It definitely gives off some serious “Catcher in the Rye” vibes, along with interesting social commentary and a…